8.3 Abbreviations and signs

The abbreviations in music are of two kinds, namely, abbreviations of terms relating to musical expression, and the true musical abbreviations by the help of which certain passages, chords, etc., may be notated in a shortened form.

Signs

	glissando (gliss.)	a continuous slide upwards or downwards between two notes
	quindecima	play the notes two octaves (15 notes) higher than written.